WARNING: THIS GUN CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INjURY OR DEATH. READ AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.

DO NOT LOAD A pELLET INTO THE GUN UNTIL YOU ARE READY TO SHOOT. IF YOU DO LOAD A pELLET AND THEN DECIDE NOT TO SHOOT, REMOvE IT EITHER MANUALLY OR bY SHOOTING THE GUN AT A SAFE TARGET. AN UNLOADED, UNCOCkED GUN IS SAFEST. ACCIDENTS HAppEN FAST, FATALLY WOUNDING SOMEONE IS A TERRIbLE THING. pLEASE SHOOT SAFELY.
Guns differ in their operation and you are never ready to fire any gun until you are thoroughly familiar with it. Read the following operating instructions thoroughly prior to operating.

OperatiOn Manual
Spring Operated Break-Barrel & under-lever pellet rifles
Hammerli Model Caliber X2 .177 / .22 Storm .177 / .22 Storm elite .177 / NA razor .177 / .22 nova (under-lever) .177 / NA titan .177 / NA Quick .177 / NA 490 express .177 / NA
Shoots lead pellets

CAUTION: YOU AND OTHERS WITH YOU SHOULD WEAR SHOOTING GLASSES TO pROTECT YOUR EYES. IF YOU WEAR READING GLASSES, YOU SHOULD WEAR SAFETY GLASSES INTENDED FOR USE OvER NORMAL OpTICAL READING GLASSES.
MUZZLE FRONT SIGHT

Velocity Danger Distance 1100 / 00 fps 9 600 yds 1000 / 20 fps 8 575 yds 1000 / A fps N 575 yds 1000 / 20 fps 8 575 yds 1000 / NA fps 575 yds 1000 / NA fps 575 yds 625 / NA fps 425 yds 495 / NA fps 350 yds

BARREL

FRONT SIGHT

REAR SIGHT

BARREL COCKING LEVER REAR SIGHT

Read this owners operation manual completely. This airgun is not a toy. Treat it with the same respect you would a firearm. Always carefully follow the safety instructions found in this owners manual and keep this manual in a safe place for future use. Hammerli Air Rifles are recommended for persons that are at least 16 years of age. Adult supervision is required.
THIS AIRGUN IS RECOMMENDED FOR ADULT USE ONLY. MISUSE OR CARELESS USE MAY CAUSE SERIOUS INjURY OR DEATH. MAY bE DANGEROUS Up TO 600 YARDS (548 METERS).

SCOPE MOUNT GROOVES TRIGGER GUARD SAFETY TRIGGER

bREAk-bARREL illustration 1a UNDER-LEvER illustration 1b

WARNING:

THIS IS A HIGH pOWERED AIRGUN FOR USE bY pERSONS 16 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS bEFORE USING. THE pURCHASER AND USER SHOULD CONFORM TO ALL LAWS GOvERNING USE AND OWNERSHIp OF AIRGUNS.

STOCK

WARNING: bE SURE THE GUN IS ALWAYS pOINTED IN A SAFE DIRECTION. NEvER pOINT THE GUN AT ANY pERSON EvEN IF IT IS UNCOCkED AND UNLOADED. NEvER pOINT THE AIR RIFLE AT ANYTHING YOU DO NOT INTEND TO SHOOT. ALWAYS ASSUME AND HANDLE THE GUN AS IF IT WERE LOADED AND READY TO FIRE.

HaMMerli air riFle OperatiOn StepS

Step 1. Operating tHe SaFety
All Hammerli Air Rifles have an automatic safety. When the gun is cocked it is automatically put ON SAFE. There are three types of safeties on the Hammerli Air Rifles listed in this manual. See illustrations 2a and 2b for the safety that is applicable to your Hammerli Air Rifle. Storm, Storm elite, razor, nova, Quick, titan These Hammerli Air Rifles have the safety as shown in illustration 2a. These air rifles are automatically put ON SAFE when they are cocked. To put OFF SAFE, push the safety lever forward. Only the Razor and Titan can be put back ON SAFE by pulling the safety back toward the trigger. 490 express The safety on the Hammerli 490 Express is located on the top of the gun, at the rear of the receiver (see illustration 2b). The 490 Express is automatically put ON SAFE when it is cocked. To put OFF SAFE, push the safey button in (to the right).

ATTENTION: bEFORE YOU pUT YOUR AIR RIFLE OFF SAFE, bE AbSOLUTELY CERTAIN THAT YOUR AIR RIFLE IS pOINTED IN A SAFE DIRECTION AND THAT YOU ARE READY TO FIRE. ONCE YOUR AIR RIFLE IS COCkED AND AUTOMATICALLY ON SAFE, YOU WILL NOT bE AbLE TO pUT IT bACk ON SAFE UNLESS YOU RE-COCk THE GUN (ExCEpT RAzOR, TITAN, AND x2). DO NOT RECOCk THE AIR RIFLE WHILE IT IS LOADED TO pUT IT bACk ON SAFE. SEE STEp 1. OpERATING THE SAFETY FOR INSTRUCTION ON HOW TO pUT THE RAzOR, TITAN, AND x2 bACk ON SAFE.

Step 2. COCking yOur air riFle

WARNING: WHEN COCkING THE RIFLE DO NOT pLACE YOUR HAND OvER OR IN FRONT OF THE MUzzLE. DONT ALLOW THE MUzzLE TO pOINT TOWARD YOU OR ANYONE ELSE DURING COCkING. ALWAYS kEEp THE MUzzLE pOINTED IN A SAFE DIRECTION.
Break Barrel air riFleS With one hand grasp stock firmly behind trigger guard, avoiding contact with the trigger, and brace the butt end of the stock against your thigh. Grasp the barrel near the muzzle end, just behind the front sight. Pull downward and to the rear until it comes to a solid stop. You will hear a click indicating that the spring piston has been locked into position (see illustration 3a). unDer-leVer (HaMMerli nOVa) illustration 3a illustration 3b With one hand grasp stock firmly behind trigger guard, avoiding contact with the trigger, and brace the butt end of the stock against your thigh. Grasp the cocking illustration 4a lever near the muzzle end, just behind the front sight. Pull the cocking lever downward until it comes to a solid stop. (see illustration 3b). You will hear a click Loading indicating that the spring piston has been Block Release locked into position. Return cocking lever to the closed Lever position ensuring it is locked back into its cocking lever holder located under the muzzle. illustration 4b

ON SAFE

illustration 2a

OFF SAFE

SAFETY on Hammerli Express 490

ON SAFE ON SAFE

OFF SAFE illustration 2b OFF SAFE

Hammerli X2 The safety on the Hammerli X2 is located on the top of the illustration 2c receiver (see illustration 2c). The safety will be automatically placed in the ON SAFE position after the air rifle has been cocked. The safety is not ON SAFE unless it is pushed all the way back towards the butt of the stock and the red dot on the safety is not showing. To put the X2 OFF SAFE, push the safety all the way forward toward the barrel. When you see the red dot on the safety, the air rifle is OFF SAFE and can be fired. To manually put the X2 ON SAFE, push the safety all the way toward the butt of the stock. It is ON SAFE when the S is showing and the red dot is not showing.

Step 3. lOaDing yOur air riFle

Break Barrel air riFleS Insert the correct caliber lead pellet carefully into the chamber of the breech end which is exposed when you cock the air rifle (see illustration 4a). Be sure to seat the pellet flush with the breech. Avoid damaging the pellet skirt.

illustration 4c

unDer-leVer air riFleS Pull loading block release lever rearward and then lift upward (see illustration 4b). Load correct caliber pellet into the chamber of the breech end and then close loading block securely. (see illustration 4c).

Step 6. put OFF SaFe

WARNING: NEvER CARRY YOUR AIR RIFLE WHILE COCkED AND/OR WHILE LOADED. IT IS bEST TO COCk THE AIR RIFLE ONLY bEFORE SHOOTING. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD YOUR AIR RIFLE bE CARRIED COCkED AND LOADED.

When you are absolutely sure your air rifle is aimed at a safe target and you are ready to fire, put your air rifle OFF SAFE (see Step 1. Operating tHe SaFety).

Step 7. Firing yOur air riFle

Squeeze the trigger.

Step 4. ClOSing tHe Barrel

CAUTION: bE CAREFUL TO kEEp FINGERS CLEAR OF COCkING MECHANISM (SEE pINCH pOINTS, ILLUSTRATIONS 5A AND 5b). GRASp THE bARREL OR LEvER FIRMLY AS YOU COCk IT AND CLOSE IT TO pREvENT IT FROM SNAppING bACk AND pOSSIbLY CAUSING INjURY.
Firmly grasp the barrel behind the front sight, return the barrel to its original closed and latched position.

illustration 5a

WARNING: IF A pELLET DOES NOT FIRE AFTER COMpLETING THE OpERATION STEpS, THE GUN MAY bE jAMMED. AN UNFIRED pROjECTILE IN THE bARREL CAN bE A DANGEROUS SITUATION. kEEp GUN pOINTED IN A SAFE DIRECTION AND REpEAT ALL OpERATION STEpS ExCEpT STEp 3. IF A pROjECTILE STILL DOES NOT FIRE, DO THE FOLLOWING: 1. put in ON SAFE position (see illustration 2a, 2b, or 2c). 2. Cock the gun and leave the barrel open with the safety in the ON SAFE position. 3. Clear barrel by using a cleaning rod (see CARE AND MAINTENANCE). 4. Repeat operation steps. CAUTION: DO NOT FIRE WITH THE bARREL OpEN. THIS MAY RESULT IN A bENT bARREL AND/OR CRACkED STOCk AND WILL vOID YOUR WARRANTY.

Step 5. aiM at a SaFe target

Always aim your air rifle in a SAFE DIRECTION. Always choose your target carefully. It is best to shoot at a paper bullseye target which is attached to a safe backstop. A illustration 5b heavy blanket should be hung behind the target backstop to prevent ricochet should you miss the backstop. Think about what you will hit if you miss the target. Too High Too Low Perfect all HaMMerli air riFleS eXCept tHe X2 have open sights. Air rifles with this type of sight are correctly aimed when the front sight blade is positioned exactly in the illustration 6a notch of the rear sight. The top of the front sight blade should be even with the top of the notch in the rear sight. The bullseye should appear to rest on the top of the front sight (see illustration 6a). tHe X2 air riFle has a peep sight and is correctly aimed when the top of the front sight post is positioned exactly in the center of the hole of the rear sight. The top of the front illustration 6b sight post should be even with the top of the hole in the rear sight. The bullseye should appear to rest on the front sight (see illustration 6b).

unlOaDing a pellet

Fire the pellet at a SAFE TARGET to unload the gun. If this is not practical, put the air rifle ON SAFE, cock the gun to open the barrel, and push the pellet from the chamber by running a cleaning rod through the muzzle end. Insert an RWS Cleaning Pellet and discharge into a safe target.

reMOVing a JaMMeD pellet

If a pellet is jammed in the barrel, DO NOT reload the air rifle. 1. Cock the air rifle (see STEP 2. COCkING YOuR AIR RIFLE), point the air rifle in a SAFE DIRECTION, put the air rifle in the OFF SAFE position and squeeze the trigger to fire. 2. Break the barrel open slightly (without pulling the barrel all the way down to the point that it cocks) and look down the breech to see if the air rifle is jammed (see illustration 7). NEVER LOOk DOWN THE MuZZLE. 3. If the air rifle is still jammed, insert the correct caliber ramrod into the breech on break-barrels or the muzzle end on an under-lever, and push the jammed pellet out of the muzzle. Do not try to reuse that pellet. If you are not able to unjam your air rifle, Ramrod Breech contact umarex uSAs Service Department.

CAUTION: YOUR bACkSTOp SHOULD bE INSpECTED FOR WEAR bEFORE AND AFTER EACH USE. DISCONTINUE USE IF THE bACkSTOp SURFACE SHOWS SIGNS OF FAILURE. ALWAYS pLACE THE bACkSTOp IN A LOCATION THAT WILL bE SAFE SHOULD THE bACkSTOp FAIL. DISCONTINUE THE USE OF A bACkSTOp IF THE pROjECTILE REbOUNDS OR RICOCHETS.

CAUTION: DO NOT ATTEMpT TO REUSE FIRED pELLETS OR pELLETS WHICH ARE DEFORMED. pROjECTILES SUCH AS STEEL SHOT (bbS) AND DARTS MAY DAMAGE YOUR AIR RIFLE AND CAUSE INjURY TO YOURSELF OR bYSTANDERS DUE TO RICOCHETING.

illustration 7

Muzzle

aDJuSting tHe SigHtS

Hammerli Rifles are equipped with a micrometer rear sight, with vertical and horizontal adjustments. StOrM, StOrM elite, QuiCk, eXpreSS 490 (1) Elevation SettingsThe settings for elevation are marked by the numbers 0-9 on the elevation adjustment screw(1) (see illustration 8a). If the rifle (2) shoots high: turn the screw clockwise. If the rifle shoots low: turn the screw counterclockwise. Note: the numbers 0-9 are reference numbers only and are not calibrated to distance. Windage SettingsWindage settings are controlled by turning the screw(2) on the side (see illustration 8a). If the air rifle shoots to the right: adjust clockwise. If it shoots to the left: adjust counterclockwise.
illustration 8a

Windage SettingsWindage settings are controlled by turning the windage adjustment knob(3) located on the side (see illustration 8d). If the air rifle shoots to the right: adjust clockwise. If it shoots to the left: adjust counterclockwise.

X2 interCHangeaBle Barrel SySteM

Before changing barrels: Clean the barrel before inserting into rifle. Be sure the interior of the sheath is clean. The presence of strange objects could obstruct the mechanism of the air rifle and even damage it. 1. Pull the pawl toward the butt of the gun until it stops (see illustration 9a). 2. Twist the muzzlebrake counterclockwise until it comes off. 3. Remove the barrel from the sheath (see illustration 9b). 4. Slightly lubricate the outside of the interchangeable barrel with RWS Spring Cylinder Oil before inserting. 5. Insert the interchangeable barrel (see illustration 9b). 6. Screw the muzzlebrake back on the threads by twisting it clockwise until snug. Several clicks should be heard before the muzzlebrake is firmly in place. Do not over-tighten.

nOVa, razOr (1) Elevation SettingsIf the rifle shoots high: turn the screw(1) clockwise (see illustration 8b). If the rifle shoots low: turn the screw counterclockwise (marked uP). (2) Windage SettingsWindage settings are controlled by turning the screw(2) on the side (see illustration 8b). If the air rifle shoots to the right: adjust clockwise (marked R ). If it shoots to the left: illustration 8c adjust counterclockwise. titan Elevation SettingsIf the rifle shoots high: turn the bottom wheel(1) clockwise (see illustration 8c). If the rifle shoots low: turn the wheel counterclockwise (uP). (2) (1) Windage SettingsWindage settings are controlled by turning the screw(2) on the side (see illustration 8c). If the air rifle shoots to the right: adjust clockwise (marked R ). If it shoots to illustration 8d the left: adjust counterclockwise.
(1) X2 SigHt inStallatiOn anD aDJuStMentS installing the rear sight: Slide the rear sight onto (3) the dovetail grooves on the receiver. using a 9/64" ex h wrench, tighten the two mounting screws on the right (2) side of the sight. adjusting the rear sight: Elevation Settings Loosen the elevation slide lock screw(1) by turning it counterclockwise (see illustration 8d). If the air rifle shoots high, turn the elevation knob(2) clockwise. If it it shoots low, turn the elevation knob counterclockwise. Be sure to lock the elevation slide in place after you make adjustments by turning the elevation slide lock screw clockwise.

illustration 8b

ATTENTION: DO NOT STRIkE OR FORCE THE pAWL. DO NOT REST THE pAWL OR
MUzzLE AGAINST ANY SURFACE. THESE ACTIONS COULD DAMAGE THE MECHANISM.
Muzzlebrake

Sheath

Barrel

Pawl

illustration 9a

illustration 9b

StOring yOur air riFle

NEVER STORE A LOADED OR COCkED GuN. unload pellet from the gun. keep air rifle away from children and untrained shooters. Store pellets separately from the air rifle to keep them from untrained shooters. Protect your air rifle from moisture and dirt; clean gun and wrap it in a smooth, dry cloth. If you are going to store your airgun for an extended length of time be sure the barrel is protected. This can be accomplished by coating the bore with RWS Spring Cylinder Oil. Always use a soft cloth and insert the cleaning rod from the breech end on break barrel rifles. On under-lever cocking rifles, insert the cleaning rod from the muzzle end. Remove the oil completely before the next use.

DO nOt MODiFy yOur air riFle

MANUFACTURED TO DELIvER OpTIMUM pERFORMANCE. ANY MODIFICATION OR TAMpERING WITH YOUR AIRGUN MAY CAUSE A MALFUNCTION, WILL vOID YOUR WARRANTY, AND MAY MAkE IT UNSAFE TO USE. ANY CHANGE IN pERFORMANCE (SUCH AS A LOWERED TRIGGER pULL FORCE AND SHORTENED TRIGGER TRAvEL), INDICATES pOSSIbLE MODIFICATION, TAMpERING, AND/OR WEAR. SUCH AIRGUN SHOULD bE INSpECTED, REpLACED, OR pROpERLY REpAIRED bY ONLY qUALIFIED UMAREx USA pERSONNEL. ANY AIRGUN THAT HAS bEEN DROppED SHOULD bE CHECkED bY qUALIFIED pERSONNEL TO ENSURE THAT ITS FUNCTION HAS NOT bEEN AFFECTED. A GUN THAT IS NOT OpERATING pROpERLY MAY bE DANGEROUS. IT SHOULD bE kEpT SAFELY FROM USE bY ANYONE UNTIL REpAIRED OR DESTROYED. DO NOT TRY TO TAkE THE GUN ApART. IT IS DIFFICULT TO REASSEMbLE AND IMpROpER DISASSEMbLY OR REASSEMbLY CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INjURY OR DEATH.

CAUTION: THE COMpONENTS OF YOUR AIRGUN WERE ENGINEERED AND

RWS Spring Cylinder Oil (see illustration 11a). Mainsprings should be oiled every 1000 shots with six (6) drops of RWS Spring Cylinder Oil (see illustration 11b). Remember, a little is gooda lot is not better.

illustration 11a

illustration 11b Under side of airgun

WARNING:

CAUTION: CHECk THE TIGHTNESS OF THE FRONT TRIGGER GUARD AND STOCk SCREWS bETWEEN, DURING, AND AFTER SHOOTING ACTIvITY. LOOSE SCREWS MAY CAUSE INjURY OR DEATH.
Barrel: In day to day use, very little dirt or residue will accumulate in the bore. This can be removed by using soft RWS Cleaning Pellets. Note: High quality RWS Lead Pellets not only increase accuracy, they help to reduce lead deposit. During periods of regular use the bore of the barrel should be cleaned periodically by means of a felt wad or cleaning rod with wool mop. Wire brushes should not be used. Insert rod from breech end, do not remove barrel seal (insert from muzzle end on break-barrel models). SurFaCe: The exposed metal parts (rear sight, receiver, screw heads, sight hood, etc.) are a gun blue finish and MuST be wiped clean using a slightly oiled cloth after handling to prevent rust. use light acid free and resin free oil. RWS Spring Cylinder Oil is excellent for this.

aMMunitiOn
your Hammerli air rifle is designed to fire caliber .177 or .22 lead pellets only. We recommend the use of RWS Pellets because of their superb accuracy and dimensional uniformity. The correct caliber is clearly stamped on the barrel near the breech block or on the breech block.

neVer Dry Fire yOur air riFle

If the air rifle is fired without a lead pellet or RWS Cleaning Pellet in the breech, it will cause the piston to bottom out in the cylinder which can permanently damage the air rifle.

Care anD MaintenanCe

SURE YOUR AIR RIFLE IS ON SAFE AND UNLOADED. kEEp IT pOINTED IN A SAFE DIRECTION. IT IS IMpORTANT TO MAINTAIN YOUR AIRGUN pROpERLY.

CAUTION: OILS THAT CONTAIN ACID OR RESIN CAN DAMAGE THE bREECH SEAL, COMpRESSION SEAL, AND pOSSIbLY THE FINISH OF THE STOCk.

CAUTION: bEFORE ANY CARE, CLEANING, OR MAINTENANCE, ALWAYS bE

Warranty anD repair

Hammerli Air Rifles have a One (1) Year Limited Warranty. If you do not have a copy of the warranty, you may request a copy or view it online at www.umarexuSA.com. A copy of the original purchase receipt is required for warranty repairs. Do not return defective or damaged product to the dealer. If your air rifle needs repair, call umarex uSA (479) 646-4210 and ask for the Service Department or visit www.umarexuSA.com. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DISASSEMBLE IT! Your airgun requires special tools and fixtures to repair it. Any disassembly or modification not performed by umarex uSA will void the warranty.

WOrking partS: The illustration 10a illustration 10b BREAK UNDER working parts (piston and BARREL LEVER mainspring) require very little lubrication. Two(2) drops of RWS Air Chamber Lube every 1000 shots will suffice. It is easily applied through the compression chamber port with a 3 1/2" applicator needle (see illustrations 10a & 10b). The wearing surfaces at the barrel hinge, the cocking arm, and the trigger mechanism should be lubricated with

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